Implement for closing the discharge-openings of automatic fire-extinguisher sprinklers.



PATENTED OCT. 15, 1907.

W. P. WOOD & 0'. E. TEFFT. I IMPLEMENT FOR CLOSING THE DISCHARGE OPENINGS 0F ApTOMATm FIRE EXTINGUISHB-R SPRINKLERS.

APPLICATION 11.21) JAN.11,1907.

, WILLIAM 1P. WOOD A D CHARLES '12..

IMPLEMENT non. eLosmemsci-rnnemoremiweeor n'ronh'rie-213E- extrnevlsnnn srnmgmns.

' To all whom itmy'eoncer h: V 7 Be itknown thatwe, WItLIAM P. wopn and CHARLES E. T'Ennr, citizens fot the United 'Stec tes, rsidihg at Pawtucket; in the State of Rhode Island, hav einvented 5 a. new ahd-usefnl Improvement in Means of Cliosingtho v D.iseharge Opening of Automatic Fi're Extinguishen Uponthe ocea sion qi 2; their; a. huilding ppdvided I. with an automatic sprinkler sy'steln',- it uftelihappens that loss is incurred from inability to shut ofi the wate escaping from the few spi'ink1erheadewhieh have been affected by the fire without bjeihg obliged 'sh it-otf' the water from. the whole System. For itloiten 'OCQliISZ' that after a fire has been apparently "extinguished the action of the sprinklers, and the xjvetei hasj been, turned eff from the pipeejthe fire which ,wes s m oldei'ing, I

listerts np afresh andceuses much greater damege .th'an 'thatc'eused by the original fife; And itis t hefohjeet .of out inventie'n to provide s'uitahlerneans for closing fi the'disharge opening fot the sprinkler; heads einglyuBQ as not to be obliged to shut off the weter fr'om the v'vhole" I system. And out invention-eonsists in an improved I implement adapted iorlclosing the discharge opening I "of the sprinkler. heads, singly, by a, person 'from the floor of the room, whereby the'nnneeeesary eseepe'of wmte and consequent damage mlaylbei avqidedu; m featutein such devices, andxcen stituteee preminent "characteristic of our invention.

. whereby the rgmainin'g. 'sprinkle fa-et the "system will alwaye-fbe ready for instal ntaction npon e po's sibl'e.- renewal-o fthefire 3-0 lathe accompanying v iside' iri'ew'ef one fonn of 0m improved ini 'ilenw'nt01 closing the discharge "epenin gtof eprinkler 'heed.

Fig. 2-r epresefits an edge view of the same; Fig.- 43; represents an enlargedside viewofthe npper end of the implement and 2. section-"of the sprinkler-head and the. water conveying pipe. Fig." 4 shows a. modification of 'hi ada ted for. losin .tlies rinthe. mpiembm who 8 p c g 2., In an'l mplement 0Lthe-*ehamete --.deserlhed, the 'couiblnntion -v' vlth the v vnter conveying pipe of "sprinkler system; at the hand holding means of the.h;i1pleiiient, vthe 1 klcr head when the same is located at the nnder gide of i the water conveying pipe instead of the upper eide.

40 In the drawings, A tepieeent a' wohde'n poleby-f I n'ieane of which a person te'n'ding onf the {floor may reach the spiinkler head"from-'which'the waterhas; been caused to flow for extinguishing a fitein'theromm.

To the upper end of the pole Afiseeeuxed' the 'claeping i hook-uiember (1,. provided with the piojecting hoi'n e;

and the ubbet steppe; b. The hook-member Q iaeleo' provided at its base with the eye 0, "thrhnghr which-Y v loosely passes the rod'D; provided ants upper end with the curved shoe e, which rod and: shoe iol.mfa'

SpecificationgofiLetteigir thnt,i j Appliee'tion tune 9 11.teem- 5 mm.sateen.

' ike v ;i' ts properpo si tion foreffecting the' engegement f th'e Sprinklers, of which the following is a, spe'cificationQn;

\ 1,2'aind 3, with the dishharge openi 'ig hpf theivsp inkleij B; h fili ne-e tu t a i y e m m m tion whe t .e rifnk el heedis loeeted undei" the pipe :HPPer-endfof 'th we; A; end the ma -amega p ng water" eo'nve ylng pipe.' vthe eppmsite clnspllig membe -.pro--.

claspinghieinber arranged totbppo se the-hoek-n eniheifl seid shoe heingedaptedtoheelfl against: e

Te the. lower end 9f the l"O (1 D ieijoin'ted the hend leyem.

F, whichv is pivoted; the pole "A at thepoint I g; and

when the outer end of the :l'ene: F "is eari'i'ed down t6 '55.

Stoppei" b of ,themoveble' clespingmember C of Figs."

,tb prev nt the fert le; n w ot e1 em-me, open in'grh,

A modifie d f ojrm of--eonetiiiption'edapted fonopera-l v E- is 'shown 'n .4; infwhieh.therhbher stdppei b; is; pla'ced upon the clamping: meinbef G secnred te tli'e member H Wliigh is adaptedl'lo'i engagement with th I B; and-theme; conveyi ngipipeEi are einbraced-h' Thes prinkle r' closing iinplement when eoconeti ueted ie edaptedfor convenient and rapidattaclunentto'the I pipe and sprinkler head, which is a veryi'impor tant" weelaitn-es our invention? ayetem. of :the" hand= heldlng means, otthe implenienh the cl'uspiug member-adapted to beer ngalr'l'st the side ofthe v ldedfwith the -closingetopper, nudma n t-1501111 1 the sald clamping membere-in th ei1- engaged posltion wlth' 'bgth the sprinkler hendfi nd thew-watereoliyeying pipe emf 'lm 'ced betweenithe saidcleaning-members;

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